# Install jaq

JQ clone focussed on correctness, speed, and simplicity. Version 3.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-27.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:jaq
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install jaq
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install jaq
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/jaq/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add jaq
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jaq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#jaq
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ja/jaq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S jaq
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: jaq from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install jaq
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jaq from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/jaq
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jaq.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:jaq
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jaq>
- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Source summary:** JQ clone focussed on correctness, speed, and simplicity
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/01mf02/jaq>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/01mf02/jaq>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://gedenkt.at/jaq/manual>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/01mf02/jaq/archive/refs/tags/v3.0.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-27T21:13:06Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- jaq (cli)
- jaq (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- rust

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.0.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-27
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
- Upstream latest detected: v3.0.0 (current)

## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** jaq
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** json2tsv
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - jaq: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ja/jaq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - jaq - 2.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jaq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | jq clone focused on correctness, speed and simplicity | https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
- apk - jaq-doc - 2.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jaq-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | jq clone focused on correctness, speed and simplicity (documentation) | https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
- pacman - jaq - 3.0.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: jaq from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A jq clone focussed on correctness, speed, and simplicity | https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
- zypper - jaq - 2.3.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jaq from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | jq clone in Rust | https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
- MacPorts - jaq: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/jaq/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/jaq: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jaq.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [gron](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/gron/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, json.
- [jnv](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/jnv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, jq, json, rust.
- [gojq](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/gojq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, jq, json, query-language.
- [yq](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/yq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, json.
- [python-yq](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/python-yq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, jq, json.
- [oq](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/oq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, jq, json.
- [json-glib](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/json-glib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json.
- [jo](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/jo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
